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Kaleidoscope

by Barbara Martin

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READY FOR LOVE Sorted through those dusty old heartaches Now there’s no regrets to get rid of Packed up every memory that had a hold on me I’m ready for love Pulled out all the clothes from my closet My favorite dress still fits like a glove There’s a sparkle in my eye, I’m feeling mighty spry I’m ready for love Been too long, romance please appear I miss your song, whispering in my ear So I’m shining up my smile for some someone Declaring to the heavens above Just in case you didn’t know, I’m really raring to go I’m ready for love c 2006, Barbara Martin
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YOU’RE NOT THERE Same nose, a little crooked, same Mona Lisa mouth Same stray wisp of hair falling across your brow I know your face, I’d recognize you anywhere But when I look into your eyes, you’re not there Once your smile would follow me, sending shimmers cross the room Now our love seems lost so many light years from the moon Same voice, a little sadder, floating on the air But when I listen for our song, you’re not there 2006, Barbara Martin
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Kaleidoscope 05:03
KALEIDOSCOPE I’ve tasted you warm and soft as butterscotch Shivered when you’re grey, as a February day Been burned by your red hot fury Healed by the green of forgiveness ‘long the way Oh, kaleidescope that’s just the way you’re made I’ve breathed you in fresh and white as a first snow Stumbled in the black of your darkest secret fears Soared on your purple waves of passion Drank in the silver stream of your sweet tears Oh, kaleidescope I’ll always want you near ‘Cause I love to watch your colors tumble Reflected in your face Don’t know the reason or the rhyme But in the end the crazy jumble Falls perfectly in place And the pattern will be different every time Sometimes a child brash and bright as finger paints Then you’re the subtle shades of my heart’s deepest dreams And I know you’ll always see The many colors in me Kaleidoscope you set my wild heart free c Barbara Martin and Greg Trafidlo, 2006
4.
BEAUTIFUL MAN Beautiful man unbearably sensitive beneath the iron mask you wear so well You let me inside, you showed me your secret places you revealed to no one else Beautiful man I tried to be a mirror so you’d see how bright you shine I thought I’d keep you mine Beautiful man intriguing me with your flashing mind and wary heart of mystery The touch of your hand once held the meaning of warmth and home and security Beautiful man you brought me to believe all was possible with love But that was not enough Beautiful man you come to my doorstep now to drop a thing or two from years ago I can’t let you inside ‘cause it took so long to learn how to let you go Beautiful man forgiveness is a gift from time that I share with you You did the best you could c 2006 Barbara Martin
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Star Bright 04:26
STAR BRIGHT Star bright, first star I see tonight Can you hear my prayer? Will you watch over the one I love And keep him in your care? Star bright, I wish with all my might Wherever he roams You’ll protect him, come what may And bring him safely home Daylight, I’m all right, keepin’ busy as a bee But when the night falls your twinkle’s all I’ve got for company Star bright, shine down a guiding light I’m counting on you To keep him in your sight So he can wish upon you, too Barbara Martin & Joel Evans
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THE LUCKY ONE Ever since first grade, held my breath and prayed To be the lucky one with the golden hair and the skin so fair Never left to sit at home I tried everything I could Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood Just to feel true love’s sun shining on me And be the lucky one Then you came my way, hip, hip, hooray Finally my day had come Walking on a cloud, feeling awfully proud Look at me the lucky one I tried everything I could Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood Just to keep true love’s sun shining on me And be the lucky one Then you went away And I cried for days But through the tears, the clouds were cleared Revealing all the joy around me I tried everything I could Crossed my fingers, knocked on wood And I began to feel all of the love under the sun Inside of me, the lucky one All the love inside of me, the lucky one Barbara Martin, 2004
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FIND A WAY Two am sing just one more song for the road Then stumble out to the parking lot, standing empty and cold The caffeine can’t disguise that I am weary to the bone Got to find a way, find a way, find a way back home Been driving hard, playing tag with fortune and fame But when the lights are gone, the miles drag on And I get sick of the game Beneath the engine’s drone I hear you calling sweet and low Find your way, please, find your way, find your way back home I’ve been on my own all of my life, it’s made me strong Made me the kind of girl who hates to say she’s wrong But tonight at two am I think I see the truth This lone wolf never walked alone, every step I take there’s you Spinning out a life line, so that I will always know How to find my way, find my way, find my way back home c 2006, Barbara Martin
8.
PLAY IT AGAIN Reach inside my soul and touch me, play it again I have come to need your comfort, day and again Lonely times I waited, thought you’d guess Now tonight I make my heart’s request Carry me beyond my burdens, play it again I have hungered for assurance, say it again Like a bird held gently in your hand I am yours, I hope you understand In this moment between us there is a melody Weaving our joys and our sorrow together in harmony A feeling strange yet so familiar, play it again Sometimes fierce and sometimes tender, again and again Once a distant murmur deep inside Now a song we can no longer hide c 2006 Barbara Martin & Mac Walter
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Hypnotized 04:35
HYPNOTIZED I’m tossing and I’m turning, talking in my sleep Try’n to dream you off my mind, but I’m in way too deep Too late to let go, I’m in your control You caught me and captured my soul It just took looking in your eyes Now I’m hypnotized Don’t believe in sorcery, thought I was immune (yet I’m in a daze) Didn’t stand a chance against your sultry siren’s tune (your mesmerizing ways) But now I’m obsessed, a woman possessed A slave to your slightest request ‘Cause you know how to tantalize Keep me hypnotized Don’t know what I’m saying, don’t know what I do Everybody’s laughing ‘cause I’m a fool over you For better or worse, a blessing or curse You have made me totally yours Keeping me mystified You’re got me hypnotized c 2006 Barbara Martin & Joel Evans
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My Words 03:22
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MAYBE I’M A FOOL You say you’ve grown weary, love is too much work Life without me is the answer to your hurt Might be setting myself up for a blow to my pride But I’m begging you baby, don’t turn me aside Maybe I’m a fool, I should let you walk away But my heart keeps hoping you’ll change your mind and stay Maybe I don’t know when enough is enough Maybe I’m a fool who can’t give up One thing we can count on, nothing stays the same We either will bend or break with the winds of change But a love that’s worth keeping is worth fighting for If we hold onto each other we can weather the storm Chorus: Can you honestly look me in the eye And say all your love for me has really died Chorus: Barbara Martin c 2004

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“Listening to Barbara Martin’s sultry sound makes me want to lean back in a room with low lights and sip a martini,” said one arts aficionado after a concert, and Barbara’s records and performances have impressed critics and fans alike. Named one of ten worthy jazz singers by Jazziz Magazine and Barbara has recorded and produced nine albums. Her 2010 release, Eyes on the Horizon vocals are described as, “lilting and uplifting, giving off an aura of happiness, similar in register and tone to that of Ella Fitzgerald. It’s a joy to hear." Jim Newsom, Portfolio Magazine
The Washington Post describes Barbara’s music as “slice of life songs that ring with truth, wit and experience.” Geoffrey Himes of the Baltimore Sun touts Martin as “…a songwriter with an unexpected gift for sultry melody.” Barbara has been writing and performing original songs since her teen years, and has won numerous awards, the latest a Silver Award in the Vocal Blues and Jazz category at the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest for her song “Kaleidoscope.” She has placed songs with other artists and in TV and film and written scores for theatrical performance

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released February 6, 2007

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Jazz and blues singer-songwriter Barbara Martin is the real deal; a true renaissance woman in a genre prone to stereotypes and pigeon-holes. Barbara’s soulful voice and skillful songwriting combined with the ability to transition from chanteuse to girl-next-door to perceptive poet make her delightfully her own woman. ... more

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